This war lasted from 431 to 404 BC and was the result of Sparta's concern over the growing power of Athens.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
100
a government in which only a few have power
What is an oligarchy?
100
This powerful city-state was dominated by a militaristic lifestyle.
What is Sparta?
100
This young ruler from Macedonia eventually conquered Greece, Persia, and Egypt and spread Greek culture throughout his empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
the sea that lays between Greece and Asia Minor
What is the Aegean Sea?
200
a term that historians use to describe things that are made of other cultures combined with Greek ideas.
What is Hellenistic?
200
a government in which people are allowed a say in how they are ruled
What is a democracy?
200
a powerful city-state that valued education and the arts
What is Athens?
200
This leader brought order to his empire by organizing his land into provinces run by satraps.
Who is Darius I?
300
The large island directly south of the mainland of Greece.
What is Peloponnesus?
300
Democracy in Athens developed around this time.
What are the 500s BC?
300
a gathering of people usually to discuss important things and make decisions
What is assembly?
300
the site of a pivotal battle, it is where the Persians attempted to invade Greece but were defeated by the city-state of Athens.
What is Marathon?
300
This "father of democracy" did not want aristocrats to rule; he invented a new form of government in Athens.
Who is Cleisthenes?
400
This sea lays to the south and west of Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
Democracy ended in Athens when this group took over and ruled more like a dictatorship.
What are the Macedonians?
400
This form of democracy occurs when every citizen has a say in every discussion and decision that is made.
What is direct democracy?
400
This group of people first developed on the island of Crete until a volcanic eruption ended their civilization.
Who are the Minoans?
400
In the 590s BC, his man granted citizen's rights to all free men living in Athens.
Who is Solon?
500
The difficulty of travel over mountains and by seas kept these very isolated from each other and allowed for a diversity of cultures to develop.
What are communities or settlements?
500
In this battle of the Persian war, the Greeks destroyed the Persian navy through clever use of strategy and physical geography.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
500
This form of democracy occurs when citizens elect officials to attend discussions and make decisions on their behalf.
What is representative democracy?
500
This famed city is said to be the last visited by Alexander the Great before he died.
What is Babylon?
500
People traveled from all over to meet this famous teacher and philosopher, but all he did was ask questions. He asked questions to get his students to think for themselves.